Casey McKinney
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Casey McKinney (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 46. McKinney lost in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2018.
McKinney was a Democratic candidate for the District 126 in the Texas House of Representatives on November 2, 2010.
Biography
Casey McKinney served in the U.S. Air Force. She studied biology and nursing at the University of Maryland. McKinney's career experience includes working as an oil and gas lobbyist.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Sheryl Cole defeated Gabriel Nila and Kevin Ludlow in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheryl Cole (D) | 82.2 | 46,893 |
| Gabriel Nila (R) | 14.9 | 8,525 | |
 | Kevin Ludlow (L) | 2.8 | 1,608 | |
| Total votes: 57,026 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Sheryl Cole defeated Jose Vela in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheryl Cole | 50.9 | 4,967 |
 | Jose Vela | 49.1 | 4,794 | |
| Total votes: 9,761 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jose Vela | 39.6 | 6,209 |
| ✔ | | Sheryl Cole | 38.2 | 6,000 |
 | Dawnna Dukes | 10.2 | 1,595 | |
 | Ana Cortez | 8.1 | 1,275 | |
| Casey McKinney | 2.0 | 312 | |
| Warren Baker | 1.9 | 300 | |
| Total votes: 15,691 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46
Gabriel Nila advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 46 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabriel Nila | 100.0 | 1,609 |
| Total votes: 1,609 | |||
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2010
McKinney lost the election to the Texas House of Representatives District 126 seat. He was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and was defeated by incumbent Republican candidate Patricia Harless in the November 2 general election.[2]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 126 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Patricia Harless (R)
|
25,534 | 68.14% | ||
| Casey McKinney (D) | 11,983 | 31.85% | ||
Campaign themes
2010
McKinney offered the following insight into her candidacy on her campaign site:
Fiscally Responsible Leadership
Excerpt:"A businesswoman and neighborhood leader, Casey has the ability to work with other leaders to keep the District moving forward – with sound economic policy, not divisive politics. Casey will work hard to improve State government and our quality of life through these tough economic times."
Keep District 126 Moving Forward
Excerpt:"Casey will to fight to create good-paying jobs using our share of the national stimulus program and local funds and make sure theses paychecks go directly to Harris County families."
Our Neighborhoods
Excerpt:"Casey will set priorities with our tax dollars to provide certainty and strengthen District 126 neighborhoods by investing in parks, recreation, after-school programs, libraries, and police and firefighters. Casey will also work for sensible controls to protect established neighborhoods, historic properties and prevent out-of-scale development."
Our Quality of Life
Excerpt:"Casey knows that good jobs and safe neighborhoods make Texas a great place to raise a family. That’s why she supports ordinances that crack down on illicit activity near churches, schools and neighborhoods. She supports plans that get tough on gangs on our streets and in our schools."
A Texas Veteran with Hometown Values
Excerpt:"A native daughter of District 126, Casey was born and raised here. She graduated Klein High School before joining the United States Air Force. Her parents are laid to rest in the District. Casey chooses to live, raise her family and call District 126 home."[3]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State legislative special elections, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Texas Legislature website
- Texas Democrats YouTube Channel
- Official Campaign Contributions
- Contributions, OpenSecrets
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Texas Tribune Profile
- Imagine Election Profile
Footnotes
